Mechanical advertising-sign.



MECHANICAL ADVERTISING SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED 3521224, 1910.

Patented Jan 23, 1912.

ATTORNEYS col-um 0D. Irununm. D. C.

JACOB SAMUELS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MECHANICAL ADVERTISING-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

Application filed September 24, 1910. Serial No. 583,662.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB Ssnrpnns, a: citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of blew York, have invented a new and Improved; MechanicalAdvertising-Sign, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to mechanical advertising signs, my special purposebeing to produce a sign having fixed and movable parts, so arranged andmanipulated as to! present to the eye of the spectator a scene lcomprising a stationary vehicle provided with turning wheels and therepresentation of fixtures carrying various advertisements and movablepast said vehicle.

More particularly stated, my invention comprehends a member representinga vehicle and made stationary but provided with wheels, mechanism forturning these wheels continuously. and a display belt forming abackground for the vehicle and moving continuously, this belt carryingvarious advertisements.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my improved mechanical advertisinsign complete; and Fig. 2 is a section on t e line 22 of Fig. 1, lookingin thedirection of the arrow.

A housing 3 is erected and inside of it are mounted two rollers 4, 5,each being of considerable length and disposed vertically. A displaybelt 6, having considerable breadth, runs upon the rollers 4, 5. Adriving belt 7 is connected with a motor 8 and 1 with the roller 5. At 9is another driving, belt which reaches from the motor 8 to a; shaft 10.By aid of this shaft two other; belts 11, 12 are in operativecommunication i with two wheels 13, 14 which are revoluble upon theirown axes, but otherwise occupy 1 general fixed positions.

The bod of the vehicle is shown at 15 4 and the w eels 13, 14 are sopositioned as to simulate the service wheels of this vehicle. At 13, 14are friction wheels upon which the wheels 13, 14 rest in art in order topartially support the weig t of these I wheels. At 1% are lamps whichare protected by a cornice 18 with which the housing is provided. At 19,'20 are panels upon which are displayed various advertisements andlegends.

The operation of my device is as follows: The various parts abovementioned being in their respective positions, as described, and themotor 8 being started up, motion is communicated to the rollers 4, 5 andthence to the display belt 6 and also to the wheels 13, 14. The dis laybelt is thus carried continuously past t e vehicle 15 and the wheels 13,14 are rotated at a rate of speed commensurate with the travel of thedisplay belt. The net result is that the vehicle appears to be travelingpast the various advertisements and legends carried by the belt 16.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A mechanical advertising sign, comprising a. stationary memberrepresenting a vehicle and provided with wheels simulating the wheels ofa vehicle, a display belt having a scenic representation thereon andmovable past said member, the said belt being provided withadvertisements, a motor, means for actuating said belt from the motor, ashaft mounted to turn, means for driving said shaft from the motor, andconnections between the shaft and the wheels for turning the wheels.

2. A mechanical advertising sign, comprising a housing, rollers mountedtherein. a display belt having a scenic representation thereon. the saidbelt being mounted upon said rollers and adapted to travel as saidrollers are turned, a stationary member disposed adjacent to saiddisplay belt, and fashioned to represent a vehicle, said member beingprovided with revoluble wheels fashioned to simulate the wheels of saidvehicle, friction wheels upon which the revoluble wheels rest, gearingconnected with the shafts of the revoluble wheels for actuating thelatter, gearing for turning one of said rollers, and motor mechanism connected with all of said gearing.

3. A mechanical advertising sign, comprising a housing, rollers mountedtherein. a display belt having a scenic representation thereon, the saidbelt being mounted upon said rollers and adapted to travel as saidrollers are turned, a stationary member disimed adjnvent tn aid displaybelt and fash belts connecting said shaft with the said 0 iuned tu ren-went a vehicle, the said memrevoluble wheels.

illl' being provided with revnluble wheels In testimony whereof I havesigned mv l:i.- hioned to imulate the wheels of said vename to thisspecification in the presence rit' illLlL. fl'il'iifill wheels uponwhich the retwo subscribing witneeses.

mime imbrest, a motor, a driving belt I JACOB SAMUELS. connecting themutor with one of said roll- \Vitnesses: ere. a hat't mounted to turn, adriving belt \VALTON HARRISON, t-unnecting the motor with said shaft,and PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

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Washington, D. C."

